Hands full of baby, bags, and a little green scale, Claire manages to get the door open, but only just barely. She 'hmphs' under her breath and gives it a firm kick to widen the gap, stepping inside before it can shut again.
All of that work just to get home has made her very grumpy. It's late and she's tired.
But Sawyer on her couch makes her forget all of that immediately, and she grins as she takes in the picture before her.
"I got it," she shakes her head and drops her bags on the floor just inside the door, before kicking it closed. The bags can wait until later.
She doesn't say anything else before disappearing into Seth's bedroom to put him in his crib. When she emerges a few minutes later, she finds a small, empty space on the couch and snuggles next to him.
"I know you're not," she says softly and she believes it. Finally, perhaps.
"But that doesn't change the fact that you like excitement and trouble--" she pauses to poke him in the shoulder gently, "--and don't deny it. You do."
He attempts to look innocent for a few moments... and gives it up as a lost cause. "Yeah, well... just make sure you always got bail money handy and we'll be okay."
"Well, okay, if genetics are worth a damn, chances are she's gonna have a stubborn streak. That counts as 'strong-willed', right? And as for 'wished-for'..."
"Okay," she smiles and (reluctantly) disentangles herself from his arms. She scoops her sleeping kitty off his leg and moves her to her little bed in the corner before turning to Sawyer again.
"You owe me a better homecoming than what I got earlier anyway."
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Date: 2006-01-24 05:45 am (UTC)All of that work just to get home has made her very grumpy. It's late and she's tired.
But Sawyer on her couch makes her forget all of that immediately, and she grins as she takes in the picture before her.
"You did stay here, after all."
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Date: 2006-01-24 05:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-24 05:54 am (UTC)She doesn't say anything else before disappearing into Seth's bedroom to put him in his crib. When she emerges a few minutes later, she finds a small, empty space on the couch and snuggles next to him.
"I like you being here when I get home."
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:10 am (UTC)"You did. You should own it."
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:15 am (UTC)He stretches before looping an arm around her. "The legitimate workin' world is borin'."
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:21 am (UTC)"You're going to get bored with this whole life at some point."
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:23 am (UTC)Sawyer presses his lips to her forehead. "Hey. I ain't goin' nowhere. Promise."
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:26 am (UTC)"But that doesn't change the fact that you like excitement and trouble--" she pauses to poke him in the shoulder gently, "--and don't deny it. You do."
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-24 06:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-24 06:43 am (UTC)"You been to the bar at all lately?"
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:48 am (UTC)He chuckles as that reminds him. "I met a guy the other day who knows Alanna from before the bar."
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:51 am (UTC)She pulls his hand down to her stomach and lays her head on his shoulder.
"Was it George?"
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:57 am (UTC)"This fella's name was Liam. Apparently, he's some kinda kung-fu expert or somethin'." Sawyer chuckles. "And he calls Alanna 'kitten'."
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Date: 2006-01-24 06:59 am (UTC)"What does she call him?"
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Date: 2006-01-24 07:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-24 07:05 am (UTC)"Speaking of names. . ."
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Date: 2006-01-24 07:11 am (UTC)But really, what isn't better than Bambi Cleopatra?
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Date: 2006-01-24 07:21 am (UTC)Hey, she totally gets the smartass from him.
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Date: 2006-01-24 07:35 am (UTC)She places a kiss on the side of his mouth.
". . .Don't you?"
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Date: 2006-01-24 08:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-24 08:55 am (UTC)He shifts slowly so as not to dislodge the pets and snuggles closer to her. "So, seriously. What's the name you got in mind?"
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:00 am (UTC)Maybe because picking out names makes her real in a way she wasn't before.
"It means 'strong-willed and wished-for'."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:04 am (UTC)As it is, he shrugs. "Sounds good to me. It fits."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:11 am (UTC)Here he smiles. "Yeah, it fits just right."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:17 am (UTC)She tucks her head against his neck and reaches down to trace the edge of Peony's ear. It twitches in her sleep.
"Miriam it is then. Or at least one of her names. You get to pick the other two."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:23 am (UTC)"I'm glad you're back."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:26 am (UTC)"When do you get paid?"
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:28 am (UTC)"Next week. First of the month."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:32 am (UTC)He leans his head against hers and sighs. "Well, not now now. That'd mean gettin' up."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:37 am (UTC)After a while, she picks up his hand and moves his finger and thumb a small distance apart. "This big, now."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:40 am (UTC)She frowns. "Which is sort of sad, really."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:42 am (UTC)He kisses her forehead. "C'mon, let's head to bed."
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Date: 2006-01-24 09:46 am (UTC)"You owe me a better homecoming than what I got earlier anyway."